THE WESTERN HERITAGE
SIR,—In contemplating the present expansion of Muscovite domination and the possibility of still further expansion, it seems time that we asked ourselves the question whether or not we believe that Western Europe has a cultural heritage worth maintaining and protecting, quite apart from any economic considerations—and not only Western Europe but the Far East as well. Even if it could be thought that Russian domination would be to the economic advantage of the populations concerned, the fact remains that "man does not live by bread alone." The fundamental point seems to bet Has the Russian bureaucracy something better to offer than the legacies of Greece and Rome, than Christianity and the Far Eastern philosophies?—Yours faithfully, JOAN GIBBS-SMITH. Grimsione Manor, Gilling East, York.
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